RBA: Statement of Liabilities and Assets

Statement of Liabilities and Assets

At close of business on Wednesday, 25 February 2015

$ million
Liabilities		Movement since previous Wednesday	Assets		Movement since previous Wednesday
Capital And Reserve Bank Reserve Fund	11,199	-	Gold and foreign exchange[¹]	72,646	6,914
Australian notes on issue	64,555	-44	Australian notes and coin	1	-
Exchange Settlement Balances	21,981	-43	Australian Dollar Securities[²]	72,520	4,506
Term Deposits of Domestic Financial Institutions	-	-	Clearing items (remittances in transit, receivables)	389	194
Deposits of Governments and other customers			Loans, advances and all other assets	993	-7
Overseas institutions	1,254	63
Australian Government	24,467	7,281
State Government	183	-27
Others	15	-2
Other liabilities	22,895	4,379
Total	146,549	11,607	Total	146,549	11,607

Gold and foreign exchange

Changes in this item reflect transactions of the following kinds:
1. the Bank's transactions in foreign exchange and foreign securities (including under repurchase agreements);
2. earnings on foreign currency investments; and
3. changes in the valuation of foreign currency and gold, and changes in the market prices of the Bank's holdings of foreign currency securities.
In the week to 25 February the rise mainly reflects item (a)[back to table]
Australian Dollar Securities

Movements in this item reflect:
1. the Bank's transactions in securities (including under repurchase agreements) with the private sector;
2. subscriptions to new issues or redemptions of existing holdings of government securities by the Bank; and
3. accrued earnings on securities and changes in valuation.
In the week to 25 February the rise mainly reflects item (a)[back to table]
Historical data on the Bank's liabilities and assets are available in Statistical Table A1 – Liabilities and Assets – Weekly on the Reserve Bank's web site. [back to top]